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CVE-2024-7980

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NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7980

CGA ID

CGA-5x79-mhgv-3vr2

Severity

Unknown

Description

Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

References

  • https://images.chainguard.dev/security/CGA-5x79-mhgv-3vr2
  • https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8p7p-r9xv-w8g4
  • https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
  • https://issues.chromium.org/issues/356328460
  • https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-7980

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